Udege language

Udege
Udihe
Удиэ кэйэни
Удиэ кэйэвэни
Native toRussia
RegionRussian Far East
Ethnicity1,325 Udeges (2020 census)
Native speakers
674 (2020 census)
Tungusic
Dialects
  • Kur-Urmi
  • Northern
  • Southern/Kyakala
Cyrillic
Language codes
ISO 639-3ude
Glottologudih1248
ELPUdege
  Kur-Urmi
  Udihe
  Samarga
  Kyakala
Udege is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The Udege language (also Udihe language, Udekhe language, Udeghe language) is the language of the Udege people. It is a member of the Tungusic family. It is a moribund language, and classified as critically endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.